EduTrends

Student experience is now central to the future of higher education. In this episode of EduTrends, Susannah Quinsee discusses belonging, digital transformation, and playful learning in modern universities.

How can universities move sustainability from a side agenda to a core mission? In this episode of EduTrends, Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi, Director of the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, discusses how higher education institutions can integrate sustainability into leadership, teaching, research, and campus culture, and why student engagement is key to achieve change.  Listen to the full episode.

How can universities better support student mental health, belonging, and resilience?  In this episode of EduTrends, José “Pepe” Escamilla speaks with Daniel Eisenberg, Director of Mental Health at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, about the growing importance of wellbeing in higher education, the rise in student distress, and the opportunities campuses have to build stronger support systems.  Listen to the full episode.

How can universities lead in AI while strengthening inclusion? Gary S. May, Chancellor of UC Davis, shares insights on inclusive excellence, mentoring in STEM, ethical AI, and how research universities must evolve to serve society.

Should students use AI or build it? Yasmin Kafai (University of Pennsylvania) explores AI literacy, algorithm audits, and why young people must be creators and critical participants in generative AI.